Uitdam, the Netherlands: test site for soft fibrous peat

Subsoil strata in the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands typically contain peat layers. Consequently, knowledge is required about the complex mechanical behaviour of peats for the purposes of the geotechnical design and maintenance of infrastructure. A test site was set up for a dike re...

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Main Authors: C. Zwanenburg, G. Erkens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-09-01
Series:AIMS Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/geosci.2019.4.804/fulltext.html